scholarly journals The Flagellar Sigma Factor FliA (ς28) Regulates the Expression of Salmonella Genes Associated with the Centisome 63 Type III Secretion System

2000 ◽  
Vol 68 (5) ◽  
pp. 2735-2743 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katrin Eichelberg ◽  
Jorge E. Galán
Keyword(s):  
Type Iii Secretion ◽  
Type Iii Secretion System ◽  
Secretion System ◽  
Regulatory Proteins ◽  
Regulatory Mechanisms ◽  
Marginal Effect ◽  
Type Iii ◽  
Transcriptional Regulatory ◽  
Serovar Typhimurium ◽  
Type Iii Protein Secretion

ABSTRACT One of the essential features of all pathogenic strains ofSalmonella enterica is the ability to enter into nonphagocytic cells. This pathogenic property is mediated by theSalmonella pathogenicity island 1 (SPI-1)-encoded type III secretion system. Expression of components and substrates of this system is subject to complex regulatory mechanisms. These mechanisms include a number of specific and global transcriptional regulatory proteins. In this study we have compared in S. entericaserovars Typhimurium and Typhi the effect of mutations in flagellar genes on the phenotypes associated with the SPI-1 type III protein secretion system. We found that serovar Typhi strains carrying a null mutation in either of the flagellar regulatory genes flhDCor fliA were severely deficient in entry into cultured epithelial cells and macrophage cytotoxicity. This defect could not be reversed by applying a mild centrifugal force, suggesting that the effects of the mutations were not due to the absence of motility. In contrast, the same mutations had no significant effect on the ability of serovar Typhimurium to enter into cultured Henle-407 cells or to induce macrophage cell death. Consistent with these observations, we found that the mutations in the flagellar regulatory proteins significantly reduced the expression of components of the SPI-1-encoded type III system in serovar Typhi but had a marginal effect in serovar Typhimurium. Our results therefore indicate that there is an overlap between regulatory mechanisms that control flagellar and type III secretion gene expression inSalmonella serovar Typhi.

Safety and immunogenicity of attenuated Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium delivering an HIV-1 Gag antigen via the Salmonella Type III secretion system

Vaccine ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 24 (37-39) ◽  
pp. 6216-6224 ◽  
Author(s):  
Camille N. Kotton ◽  
Alexander J. Lankowski ◽  
Nathaniel Scott ◽  
David Sisul ◽  
Li Mei Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Type Iii Secretion ◽  
Salmonella Enterica ◽  
Salmonella Enterica Serovar Typhimurium ◽  
Type Iii Secretion System ◽  
Secretion System ◽  
Type Iii ◽  
Serovar Typhimurium ◽  
Hiv 1

scholarly journals Accelerated Type III Secretion System 2-Dependent Enteropathogenesis by a Salmonella enterica Serovar Enteritidis PT4/6 Strain

2009 ◽  
Vol 77 (9) ◽  
pp. 3569-3577 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mrutyunjay Suar ◽  
Balamurugan Periaswamy ◽  
Pascal Songhet ◽  
Benjamin Misselwitz ◽  
Andreas Müller ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Type Iii Secretion ◽  
Salmonella Enterica ◽  
Alternative Pathway ◽  
Type Iii Secretion System ◽  
Secretion System ◽  
Mucosal Inflammation ◽  
Classical Pathway ◽  
Type Iii ◽  
Serovar Typhimurium

ABSTRACT Salmonella enterica subsp. I serovars Typhimurium and Enteritidis are major causes of enteric disease. The pathomechanism of enteric infection by serovar Typhimurium has been studied in detail. Serovar Typhimurium employs two pathways in parallel for triggering disease, i.e., the “classical” pathway, triggered by type III secretion system 1 (TTSS-1), and the “alternative” pathway, mediated by TTSS-2. It had remained unclear whether these two pathways would also explain the enteropathogenesis of strains from other serovars. We chose the isolate P125109 of the epidemic serovar Enteritidis PT4/6, generated isogenic mutants, and studied their virulence. Using in vitro and in vivo infection experiments, a dendritic cell depletion strategy, and MyD88−/− knockout mice, we found that P125109 employs both the “classical” and “alternative” pathways for triggering mucosal inflammation. The “classical” pathway was phenotypically similar in serovar Typhimurium strain SL1344 and in P125109. However, the kinetics of the “alternative” pathway differed significantly. Via TTSS-2, P125109 colonized the gut tissue more efficiently and triggered mucosal inflammation approximately 1 day faster than SL1344 did. In conclusion, our data demonstrate that different Salmonella spp. can differ in their capacity to trigger mucosal inflammation via the “alternative” pathway in vivo.

scholarly journals Cytosporone B, an Inhibitor of the Type III Secretion System of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium

2013 ◽  
Vol 57 (5) ◽  
pp. 2191-2198 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianfang Li ◽  
Chao Lv ◽  
Weiyang Sun ◽  
Zhenyu Li ◽  
Xiaowei Han ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Type Iii Secretion ◽  
Salmonella Enterica ◽  
Bacterial Resistance ◽  
Type Iii Secretion System ◽  
Secretion System ◽  
Effector Proteins ◽  
Host Cells ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Type Iii ◽  
Serovar Typhimurium

ABSTRACTBacterial virulence factors have been increasingly regarded as attractive targets for development of novel antibacterial agents. Virulence inhibitors are less likely to generate bacterial resistance, which makes them superior to traditional antibiotics that target bacterial viability.Salmonella entericaserovar Typhimurium, an important food-borne human pathogen, has type III secretion system (T3SS) as its major virulence factor. T3SS secretes effector proteins to facilitate invasion into host cells. In this study, we identified several analogs of cytosporone B (Csn-B) that strongly block the secretion ofSalmonellapathogenicity island 1 (SPI-1)-associated effector proteins, without affecting the secretion of flagellar protein FliCin vitro. Csn-B and two other derivatives exhibited a strong inhibitory effect on SPI-1-mediated invasion to HeLa cells, while no significant toxicity to bacteria was observed. Nucleoid proteins Hha and H-NS bind to the promoters of SPI-1 regulator geneshilD,hilC, andrtsAto repress their expression and consequently regulate the expression of SPI-1 apparatus and effector genes. We found that Csn-B upregulated the transcription ofhhaandhns, implying that Csn-B probably affected the secretion of effectors through the Hha–H-NS regulatory pathway. In summary, this study presented an effective SPI-1 inhibitor, Csn-B, which may have potential in drug development against antibiotic-resistantSalmonella.

scholarly journals Fur Regulates Expression of the Salmonella Pathogenicity Island 1 Type III Secretion System through HilD

2007 ◽  
Vol 190 (2) ◽  
pp. 476-486 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeremy R. Ellermeier ◽  
James M. Slauch
Keyword(s):  
Type Iii Secretion ◽  
Type Iii Secretion System ◽  
Pathogenicity Island ◽  
Secretion System ◽  
Dependent Manner ◽  
Intestinal Epithelial ◽  
Environmental Signals ◽  
Type Iii ◽  
Regulatory Systems ◽  
Serovar Typhimurium

ABSTRACT The invasion of intestinal epithelial cells by Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium is mediated by a type III secretion system (T3SS) encoded on Salmonella pathogenicity island 1 (SPI1). Expression of the SPI1 T3SS is tightly regulated by the combined action of HilC, HilD, and RtsA, three AraC family members that can independently activate hilA, which encodes the direct regulator of the SPI1 structural genes. Expression of hilC, hilD, and rtsA is controlled by a number of regulators that respond to a variety of environmental signals. In this work, we show that one such signal is iron mediated by Fur (ferric uptake regulator). Fur activates hilA transcription in a HilD-dependent manner. Fur regulation of HilD does not appear to be simply at the transcriptional or translational level but rather requires the presence of the HilD protein. Fur activation of SPI1 is not mediated through the Fur-regulated small RNAs RfrA and RfrB, which are the Salmonella ortholog and paralog of RyhB that control expression of sodB. Fur regulation of HilD is also not mediated through the known SPI1 repressor HilE or the CsrABC system. Although understanding the direct mechanism of Fur action on HilD requires further analysis, this work is an important step toward elucidating how various global regulatory systems control SPI1.

scholarly journals Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Exploits Toll-Like Receptor Signaling during the Host-Pathogen Interaction

2009 ◽  
Vol 77 (11) ◽  
pp. 4750-4760 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine E. Wong ◽  
Subash Sad ◽  
Brian K. Coombes
Keyword(s):  
Immune System ◽  
Type Iii Secretion ◽  
Innate Immune System ◽  
Salmonella Enterica ◽  
Type Iii Secretion System ◽  
Secretion System ◽  
Innate Immune ◽  
Type Iii ◽  
Infection Dynamics ◽  
Serovar Typhimurium

ABSTRACT Salmonella survives and replicates in host cells by using a type III secretion system to evade host immune defenses. The innate immune system plays an important role as a first line of defense against pathogens and is mediated in part by Toll-like receptors (TLRs); however, the infection dynamics of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium within macrophages stimulated with TLR ligands is poorly understood. We studied the infection dynamics of Salmonella in murine macrophages previously exposed to TLR ligands and report that treatment of macrophages with four different TLR agonists resulted in their increased phagocytic capacity toward Salmonella but not fluorescent microspheres. Further analysis revealed that the intracellular replication of Salmonella was enhanced in TLR-stimulated macrophages in a manner requiring a functional type III secretion system and enhanced transcriptional activity of the sseA virulence gene operon. Studies of mice that normally resolve an acute primary infection with Salmonella revealed that pretreatment of animals with CpG DNA had a detrimental effect on disease outcome. CpG-treated mice infected with Salmonella all succumbed to infection and had higher bacterial loads in the spleen than did control animals. These data suggest that Salmonella can exploit macrophages activated via the innate immune system for increased intracellular survival.

scholarly journals SigE Is a Chaperone for the Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Invasion Protein SigD

2001 ◽  
Vol 183 (4) ◽  
pp. 1452-1454 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Heran Darwin ◽  
Lloyd S. Robinson ◽  
Virginia L. Miller
Keyword(s):  
Hybrid System ◽  
Type Iii Secretion ◽  
Salmonella Enterica ◽  
Salmonella Enterica Serovar Typhimurium ◽  
Type Iii Secretion System ◽  
Secretion System ◽  
Type Iii ◽  
Serovar Typhimurium ◽  
Two Hybrid

ABSTRACT SigD is translocated into eucaryotic cells by a type III secretion system. In this work, evidence that the putative chaperone SigE directly interacts with SigD is presented. A bacterial two-hybrid system demonstrated that SigE can interact with itself and SigD. In addition, SigD was specifically copurified with SigE-His6on a nickel column.

scholarly journals Functional Characterization of SsaE, a Novel Chaperone Protein of the Type III Secretion System Encoded by Salmonella Pathogenicity Island 2

2009 ◽  
Vol 191 (22) ◽  
pp. 6843-6854 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tsuyoshi Miki ◽  
Yoshio Shibagaki ◽  
Hirofumi Danbara ◽  
Nobuhiko Okada
Keyword(s):  
Protein Interactions ◽  
Type Iii Secretion ◽  
Functional Characterization ◽  
Coiled Coil ◽  
Type Iii Secretion System ◽  
Pathogenicity Island ◽  
Secretion System ◽  
Type Iii ◽  
Serovar Typhimurium

ABSTRACT The type III secretion system (T3SS) encoded by Salmonella pathogenicity island 2 (SPI-2) is involved in systemic infection and intracellular replication of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium. In this study, we investigated the function of SsaE, a small cytoplasmic protein encoded within the SPI-2 locus, which shows structural similarity to the T3SS class V chaperones. An S. enterica serovar Typhimurium ssaE mutant failed to secrete SPI-2 translocator SseB and SPI-2-dependent effector PipB proteins. Coimmunoprecipitation and mass spectrometry analyses using an SsaE-FLAG fusion protein indicated that SsaE interacts with SseB and a putative T3SS-associated ATPase, SsaN. A series of deleted and point-mutated SsaE-FLAG fusion proteins revealed that the C-terminal coiled-coil domain of SsaE is critical for protein-protein interactions. Although SseA was reported to be a chaperone for SseB and to be required for its secretion and stability in the bacterial cytoplasm, an sseA deletion mutant was able to secrete the SseB in vitro when plasmid-derived SseB was overexpressed. In contrast, ssaE mutant strains could not transport SseB extracellularly under the same assay conditions. In addition, an ssaE(I55G) point-mutated strain that expresses the SsaE derivative lacking the ability to form a C-terminal coiled-coil structure showed attenuated virulence comparable to that of an SPI-2 T3SS null mutant, suggesting that the coiled-coil interaction of SsaE is absolutely essential for the functional SPI-2 T3SS and for Salmonella virulence. Based on these findings, we propose that SsaE recognizes translocator SseB and controls its secretion via SPI-2 type III secretion machinery.

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